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Creator J. Hall & Co.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title A bitter "draught" [graphic].
Publisher New York: J. Hall & Co
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1863
Date c1863
Physical Description 1 photographic print: albumen on carte de visite mount; 11 x 6 cm.(4 x 2.25 in.)
Description Photographic reproduction of a caricature satirizing the forced conscription of the poor and immigrant classes unable to pay for substitutes during the Civil War. Shows Abraham Lincoln, attired in a smock adorned with stars, feeding "Conscription" medicine from a bowl to a scrawny Irishman who has his mouth wide open. An advertisement for "Dr. Lincoln's Ready Relief Pills" adorns the wall behind them.
Is referenced by Helfand, Medicine & pharmacy in American political prints 39.
Notes Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of materials related to Abraham Lincoln.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Patent medicines.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Recruiting & enlistment.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Moral & ethical aspects.
Genre Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870.
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870.
Caricatures -- 1860-1870.
Reproductions -- 1860-1870.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - misc. - Civil War - Hall Caricatures and cartoons [5792.F.13]
Accession number 5792.F.13

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